Does anyone know anything about gardening?

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punkture

So I've reused my old shed for some raised beds. I have some old concrete blocks lying around and a load of gravel.

My question is, should I put the concrete blocks in the bottom of the raised beds, then cover with gravel, then put soil on top or would it be better to just fill with soil, or just have gravel for drainage then soil?

I've looked on the interwebz and am still unsure

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andyp in reply to @punkture

I'd not use them, you run the risk of them inhibiting root growth and they'd block water which would possibly rot the wood. If it were me, I'd put the gravel at the bottom, to facilitate drainage, then just top up with soil.

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punkture in reply to @andyp

yeah, it does seem like the concrete slabs are a bit unnecessary.

Thanks

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